Étienne Franconie
Étienne Franconie | |
|---|---|
| Vice-agent of the Directory of Guiana | |
| In office November 1799 – January 1800 | |
| Preceded by | Étienne-Laurent-Pierre Burnel |
| Succeeded by | Victor Hugues |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1731 |
| Died | 1805 (aged 73–74) |
Étienne Franconie (1731 – 1805) was a French president of the Departmental Administration of French Guiana. He was French Guiana's provisional agent of the Directory in 1799-1800.
Biography
Étienne Franconie was born in 1731.[1]
Franconie was hostile to the Colonial Assembly in 1790, but would later join it.[2]: 139
He was close to deportees from France; namely, Laffon de Ladébat and La Villeurnoys.[2]: 139–140
In late 1799, Franconie led angry colonists to force French Guiana's agent, Burnel, to disband the black battalion, stop the state of siege and the requisitions. Burnel was removed from his functions after swearing vengeance and sent back to France.[3]: 142–143 Étienne Franconie took power under the title of vice-agent of the Directory.[4]: 11
Franconie ruled from November 1799[5]: 153 to Victor Hugues' arrival in early January 1800 (Hugues had been named agent of the Directory of Guiana in August 1799).[2]: 174 He received assistance from Laffon de Ladébat, François Barbé-Marbois,[3]: 143 Paguenaut, Ménard and Laborde. His first act as vice-agent was to empty Cayenne of its black denizens, with only partial success.[2]: 174 Franconie brought back order, respect of the law and regular tax collection in French Guiana.[3]: 143
Slaves captured by privateers arriving in Cayenne on 4 January 1800 were forced to work on plantations.[2]: 143
Franconie died in 1805.[1]
Legacy
Étienne Franconie is also known for his famous descendants.[1] The Franconie Library is named after his son, Alexandre Franconie, whose collection of 6,000 books was donated to the library.[4]: 11 [6]: 162–163 His grandson Gustave Franconie was a deputy at the French Chamber of Deputies for Guiana. Another grandson, Élie Franconie, was the first elected mayor of Cayenne.[4]: 11
References
- ^ a b c "Les Franconie, une famille très guyanaise". franceguyane.fr (in French). 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ a b c d e Bénot, Yves (1997). La Guyane sous la Révolution (in French). Ibis Rouge Éditions. ISBN 978-2-911390-25-8.
- ^ a b c Henry, Arthur (1981). La Guyane française: son histoire, 1604-1946 (in French) (1981 ed.).
- ^ a b c Richard, Henry (1906). Notice historique sur la Guyane française (PDF) (in French). Paris: Union des arts graphiques.
- ^ Jean-Louis, Paul (1967). "Trois gouverneurs militaires en Guyane, le contre-amiral de Montravel, le général Hennique, le colonel Loubère". Revue historique des Armées. 23 (3): 153–164. doi:10.3406/rharm.1967.6123.
- ^ Flohic, Jean-Luc; Fondation Clément (2016). Le patrimoine des communes de la Guyane (in French). Attique Éditions. ISBN 978-2-915987-08-9.